Vt. man hospitalized after vehicle strikes him

KILLINGTON,
Vt. – A man was rushed Rutland Regional
Medical Center in Vermont after he was pinned by a vehicle after its driver
lost control.

Vermont
State Police responded to crash involving a motor vehicle and pedestrian within
the Killington Post Office parking lot located at 2046 US Route 4, on Saturday.

Upon
the arrival of State Police, the pedestrian, Sean McKinnon, had been
immediately transported to Rutland Regional Medical Center due to his injuries.

The operator of the vehicle involved was identified as Doris Cormier who told
police that she could not stop her vehicle as she pulled into the parking lot.

An
investigation revealed that once Cormier entered the Killington Post
Office parking lot, she was unable to maintain control of her Lexis G47 at
which time it collided into Sean McKinnon as he was walking alongside the
building.

McKinnon was pinned against the building's exterior wall and forced
into a large window. After colliding into McKinnon, Cormier placed her car into
reverse and began to back away from McKinnon at which time she crashed into a
2003 Toyota Tundra and a 2000 GMC Jimmy of which were parked on the northern
side of the parking lot.